CRITICAL CARE EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE (Critical Care Exam 1 Study Guide)
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Critical Care Exam 1 Study Guide
Critical Care Exam 1 Guide 
Nursing Assessments 
Acute respiratory failure 
 Diagnostic Tests 
o ABGs, Chest x-rays, CT, pulmonary function tests, end tidal CO2 monitoring, bronchoscopy. 
 Assessments 
o Lung sounds, work of breathing, use of accessory muscles, chest expansion, nasal flaring, 
respiratory rate, pulse ox 
 Interventions 
o Ineffective airway clearance reposition patient 
o ARF 
 Causes: pulmonary edema, atelectasis, pneumonia, COPD, asthma, ARDS, thoracic, 
spinal...